Greg Falxa has done research on foraging bats during winter in western Washington and found that Silver-haired bats and California Myotis are both present in our area during the winter. California Bats are small, smaller than your description, I think. Silver-haired bat matches your size description fairly well. Big Brown Bats are about the right size but I forget whatever I may have heard about their status in winter here.

Kelly McAllister




----- Original Message -----
From: Ed Swan
To: tweeters
Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2010 5:02 PM
Subject: [Tweeters] Is it early for bats?


Just now I looked up in our clearing in the woods and saw a bat with a 5-6" wing span and 3-4" long and fairly chunky. Is it early for them to be back and is that enough of a description to tell which species?

Ed Swan
Vashon Island




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